Introduction
Arthrosis, or osteoarthritis, is a painful and limiting condition. The pain can be excruciating, and the limitations can deprive a sufferer of many simple pleasures that others take for granted.
The condition is greatly misunderstood, especially the causes of it. Unfortunately, too many people simplistically lump all forms of arthritis into one basket. Although arthrosis is a type of arthritis, it has differentiating causes, symptoms and treatments.
The risk of incidence of the condition increases with age. Usually too does the severity of the symptoms. This does not mean that a sufferer has to simply accept their pain and reduced mobility as a life sentence.
As with most conditions that are considered ‘age-related’, lifestyle factors play a big part, both in the risks of acquiring the condition and in effectively managing the symptoms of it.
This eBook will provide greater understanding of what arthrosis is and why so many people develop it. There is no cure, and treatment is based on managing the symptoms. Much of the information provided is focused on helping sufferers take an active role in improving their mobility and reducing the pain caused by arthrosis.
